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[Rangie]

Going to look at this on Tuesday, not for me unfortunately a mate of mine has found one for sale in Kent the owner has died & family need to sell it for probate etc. Sounds good 57,000 miles great service history on a J so 1991/2 wants me to run him down check it out & collect it if possible, had a 190e a few years back so know a little about them, nice day out ..😎

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

As a 190 owner... I am going to need to see photos.

And a detailed map.of where the keys are kept.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

There is a lovely 190D for sale on Autoshite at the moment that I would love to buy, but dont have three grand spare.

15 years ago there was a 190 Cosworth sat outside a house 200 yards from me. It obviously hadnt moved for years. Flat tyres etc.
I made enquiries but was told there was no chance of buying it as it had great sentimental value.
Six months later it was gone. 

[Rangie]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

[Nick W]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

All Mercedes rust badly. It's just older ones took longer for it to show.


Mid 90s E-class were the first to show serious problems within a few years.

[Rangie]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

All Mercedes rust badly. It's just older ones took longer for it to show.


Mid 90s E-class were the first to show serious problems within a few years.

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Sorry, can't agree with you on that.

[Nick W]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

All Mercedes rust badly. It's just older ones took longer for it to show.


Mid 90s E-class were the first to show serious problems within a few years.

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Sorry, can't agree with you on that.

Recovered loads of E-class where the front suspension mountings had collapsed. That were Mercedes warranty jobs .

It's also why so many sported chrome wheel arch trims.

Weren't the first C's basically a tarted-up 190?

[ronnyd]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

Did you used to run it on chip oil? 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I had a 190 for about 5 years, until a couple of years ago. It was full of rust, until I cut it all out and welded new metal in.
If you spend some time on the 190 owners forum you will soon be convinced that unless they lead an extremely cosseted life they rust like a 70,s Vauxhall once they have a few miles / years under their belt.
Particular points to check are the jacking points, around the rear window arperture, inner wings behind the headlights, under the bodykit plastics..........and then everywhere else.

[Rangie]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

Did you used to run it on chip oil? 

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No mine was petrol , the only problem which it had when I bought  it was diff whine which is common on the 190e but I had it rebuilt for around £350 , ran it for 5 years & sold it for a profit.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

Did you used to run it on chip oil? 

If it was a 190e, I hope not. 
I ran my 190D on chip oil. I kind of miss that, but got tired of all the collecting / storing / filtering, eventually.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

Did you used to run it on chip oil? 

I used to have a rusty 1998 C250TD Estate that I ran on veggie oil. 

I ran it on Costco's finest veg oil. No hassle and still cheaper than diesel. 

[Raeturbo]

Iirc  these can suffer a little with crank walk and that in turn plays havoc with the crank sensor not reading properly.

[ronnyd]

Check for rust, rust and then check for rust. 

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Mine was an L reg 1993 one previous Dr owner & totally rust free the C class were the rust buckets.

Did you used to run it on chip oil? 

I used to have a rusty 1998 C250TD Estate that I ran on veggie oil. 

I ran it on Costco's finest veg oil. No hassle and still cheaper than diesel. 

Cheers Tig, thought that someone on here did it.